| Latin | Spoken | Notes |
| Adamus |
Adam |
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| Adria |
Audrey |
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| Adria |
Adrian |
Shortened form, also Hadrian |
| Adrianus |
Adrian |
also Hadrian |
| Aegidius |
Giles |
Male form |
| Aemilius |
Emlyn |
Welsh form |
| Aeneas |
Angus |
Scottish form |
| Agneta |
Agnes |
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| Alannus |
Alan |
Sometimes Alannus |
| Alicia |
Alice |
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| Alianora |
Eleanor |
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| Alitia |
Alice |
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| Aloysius |
Lewis |
(Irish) |
| Aloysius |
Llewelyn |
(Welsh) |
| Amabilia |
Mabel |
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| Ambrosius |
Ambrose |
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| Ambrosius |
Emrys |
(Welsh form) |
| Amia |
Amy |
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| Amica |
Ames |
(No longer in use) |
| Andreas |
Andrew |
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| Anna |
Ann |
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| Antonius |
Anthony |
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| Arcturus |
Arthur |
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| Arturus |
Arthur |
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| Audria |
Audrey |
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| Avicia |
Avice |
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| Barnabas |
Barnabas |
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| Barnabus |
Barnaby |
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| Bartolomaeus |
Bartholomew |
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| Beatrix |
Betteris |
(Note not Beatrice, which is 19C) |
| Benedictus |
Bennet |
|
| Benedictus |
Benedict |
Can be either |
| Beniaminus |
Benjamin |
(i = j) |
| Brigitta |
Bridget |
Irish is Bridie |
| Caecilia |
Cecily |
Also Cisley, Cicil. (Not Cecilia 19C) |
| Caelia |
Celia |
Irish Sheila, Sile |
| Caritas |
Charity |
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| Carolus |
Carol |
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| Catalina |
Catherine |
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| Catherina |
Katherine |
Welsh Caitlin |
| Cecilia |
Cecily |
(Not Cecilia 19C) |
| Christiana |
Christian |
Also written Xtiana in Latin. (Christina is modern late 19C) |
| Christopherus |
Christopher |
Also written Xtopherus or Xtopher |
| Clemens |
Clement |
Male |
| Clementia |
Clemency |
Female |
| Coelia |
Celia |
|
| Constantia |
Constance |
Female |
| Constans |
Constant |
Male |
| Constantius |
Constant |
Male |
| Cornelius |
Cornelius |
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| Crispianus |
Crispian |
Also written Xpianus |
| Christoverus |
Christopher |
Also written Xtoverus |
| Cutbartus |
Cuthbert |
|
| Cudburdus |
Cuthbert |
|
| Cuthbertus |
Cuthbert |
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| Danielis |
Daniel |
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| Davidus |
David |
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| Diana |
Diana |
|
| Dionysia |
Denise |
Female, strictly Denis |
| Dionysius |
Dennis |
Male, strictly Dennis |
| Dorothea |
Dorothy |
|
| Dulcia |
Dowse |
Not Dulcie, which is late 1800s |
| Edmondus |
Edmund |
|
| Edrus |
Edward |
Abbreviation of Edwardus |
| Edwardus |
Edward |
|
| Egidia |
Giles |
Female |
| Egidius |
Giles |
Male |
| Elena |
Ellen |
|
| Eleanora |
Eleanor |
Can also be Ellen |
| Elinora |
Eleanor |
Can also be Ellen |
| Eliza |
Elizabeth |
(abbr. form) |
| Elizabeta |
Elizabeth |
|
| Emma |
Emme |
Also Em, but not Emma which was revived 1800s |
| Emmota |
Emmott |
"Little Emme" |
| Ethelreda |
Audrey |
|
| Eugenius |
Eugene |
In Wales, Owen; in Scotland, Ewen |
| Eusebius |
Eusaby |
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| Eustachius |
Eustace |
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| Eva |
Eve |
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| Ezekius |
Hezekiah |
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| Ezekielis |
Ezekiel |
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| Felicia |
Phillis |
|
| Felix |
Felix |
Male |
| Ferdinandus |
Ferdinando |
Not Ferdinand, but similar name |
| Fida |
Faith |
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| Fedilia |
Troth |
|
| Florens |
Florence |
Male |
| Franciscus |
Francis |
Male |
| Francisca |
Frances |
Female (sometimes wrongly used as m.) |
| Fridericus |
Frederick |
Sometimes spelled Federicus |
| Galfridus |
Geoffrey |
May mean Godfrey |
| Gaufridus |
Geoffrey |
May mean Godfrey |
| Gartruda |
Gertrude |
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| Gasparus |
Jasper |
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| Gatharuda |
Gertrude |
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| Georgius |
George |
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| Giraldus |
Gerald |
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| Girardus |
Gerald |
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| Gorgius |
George |
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| Gratia |
Grace |
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| Griselda |
Grizzel |
Revived 1800s |
| Gualcherius |
Walter |
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| Gualterius |
Walter |
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| Guido |
Guy |
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| Guinevra |
Winifred |
In Wales: Gwyneth, Jennifer |
| Guglielmus |
William |
|
| Gulielmus |
William |
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| Guillelminus |
Willemin |
|
| Guillemota |
Wilmot |
Female, common in Devon & Cornwall |
| Hadrianus |
Adrian |
|
| Hannor |
Hannah |
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| Hannoria |
Hannah |
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| Helena |
Helen |
But also Ellen, Elinor |
| Hericus |
Harry |
Also Henry? |
| Henricus |
Henry |
|
| Hierimia(s) |
Jeremiah |
|
| Hieronimus |
Jerome |
(Also Jeremy, Jeronimo) |
| Homfridus |
Humphrey |
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| Honfridus |
Humphrey |
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| Honoria |
Honor |
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| Hugo |
Hugh |
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| Ioannes |
John |
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| Isabella |
Isabel |
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| Isaakus |
Izaak |
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| Ishachus |
Izaac |
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| Jabus |
James |
Abbr. of Jacobus = James |
| Jacobus |
James |
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| Jacoba |
James |
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| Jana |
Jane |
Wales: Sian |
| Janetta |
Janet |
|
| Jeremia |
Jeremiah |
(Jeremy) |
| Jerominus |
Jerome |
|
| Jno. |
John |
Abbr. of Johannes; not Jonathan. It is always John. |
| Joanna |
Joan |
|
| Johanna |
Joan |
Wales: Sian |
| Joannes |
John |
|
| Johannes |
John |
Wales: Evan |
| Johes |
John |
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| Josephus |
Joseph |
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| Josias |
Josiah |
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| Josua |
Joshua |
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| Judia |
Judy |
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| Juditta |
Judith |
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| Juliana |
Gillian |
(Jill) |
| Julianus |
Julian |
Male |
| Katalina |
Katherine |
|
| Katharina |
Katherine |
|
| Laura |
Lore |
(Not Laura, which is 19C) |
| Laurentius |
Lawrence |
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| Lennardus |
Leonard |
|
| Leonardus |
Leonard |
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| Leolinus |
Llewelyn |
Wales |
| Lucas |
Luke |
|
| Lucias |
Luke |
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| Lucia |
Lucy |
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| Ludovicus |
Louis |
(Not Ludovic which is late 1800s) |
| Marcus |
Mark |
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| Maria |
Mary |
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| Marianna |
Mary Ann |
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| Marina |
Marina |
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| Martinus |
Martin |
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| Matilda |
Maud |
(Not Matilda as modern use) |
| Mattheus |
Matthew |
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| Matthias |
Matthew |
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| Matthia |
Martha |
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| Martha |
Martha |
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| Mauritius |
Maurice |
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| Micaelis |
Michael |
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| Mycaelis |
Michael |
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| Misericordia |
Mercy |
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| Nicholas |
Nicholas |
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| Nicholaus |
Nicholas |
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| Octavius |
Octavius |
(Eighth son) |
| Offylus |
Theophilus |
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| Oliverus |
Oliver |
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| Ollaferus |
Oliver |
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| Omfridus |
Humphrey |
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| Onfridus |
Humphrey |
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| Onoria |
Honor |
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| Patentia |
Patience |
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| Patricus |
Patrick |
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| Peregrinus |
Peregrine |
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| Petronella |
Parnel |
Female |
| Petrus |
Peter |
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| Philippa |
Philip |
Female (she would be called Philip) |
| Philipus |
Philip |
Male |
| Phillida |
Phillis |
Female |
| Phillipus |
Philip |
Male |
| Phineas |
Phineas |
|
| Placentia |
Pleasant |
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| Radolphus |
Ralph |
|
| Ranulphus |
Ranulf |
|
| Randulphus |
Randolph |
But Randall in Shropshire & Cheshire |
| Reginaldus |
Reynell |
Not Reginald which is 1800s |
| Ric. |
Richard |
Abbreviation |
| Ricardus |
Richard |
|
| Richdus |
Richard |
Abbreviation |
| Richardus |
Richard |
|
| Ricus |
Rhys |
In Wales |
| Ricus. |
Richard |
Abbreviation of Richardus. Care here! |
| Robertus |
Robert |
|
| Rogerus |
Roger |
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| Rosa |
Rose |
|
| Rosamunda |
Rosamund |
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| Rosamundi |
Rosamund |
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| Scientia |
Sense |
Female |
| Septimus |
Septimus |
(Seventh son) |
| Sextus |
Sextus |
(Sixth son) |
| Sibylla |
Sibyl |
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| Spes |
Hope |
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| Stephanus |
Stephen |
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| Sylvanus |
Sylvanus |
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| Terentius |
Terrence |
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| Thoma |
Thomas |
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| Thomas |
Thomas |
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| Tomas |
Thomas |
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| Thomasina |
Tamsin |
Female. (sometimes Tomsin in use) |
| Timotheus |
Timothy |
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| Tobias |
Toby |
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| Umfridus |
Humphrey |
|
| Ursula |
Ursula |
Sometimes called Ursley in use |
| Wido |
Guy |
(See Guido) |
| Willielmus |
William |
(Illiterate written form of Gulielmus) |
| Wilmota |
Wilmot |
Female, common in Devon & Cornwall |
| Xpianus |
Crispian |
Note that it was very common indeed |
| Xpofer |
Christopher |
To write "Christ" as "X" (a cross) |
| Xtianus |
Christian |
Xmas is not a modern abbreviation. |
| Xtopher |
Christopher |
It was always written that way! |
| Xtopherus |
Christopher |
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